Question 1

If a person decided to jump over a chair, which of the following areas organizes the motor functions needed to carry out this action.

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A)   visual cortex
B)   premotor area
C)   prefrontal area
D)   auditory association area
E)   visual association areaF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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A)   corticospinal tract - movements, especially the hands
B)   corticobulbar tract - movements in the head and face
C)   rubrospinal tract - two-point discrimination
D)   vestibulospinal tract - maintains upright posture
E)   reticulospinal - posture adjustments and walkingF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Wernicke area is necessary for

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A)   motivation.
B)   understanding and formulating coherent speech.
C)   initiating the muscular movements of speech.
D)   processing visual images.
E)   smiling.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The auditory cortex is located in the

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A)   insula.
B)   temporal lobe.
C)   parietal lobe.
D)   frontal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "D"?

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A)   detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
B)   responds to painful stimuli
C)   responds to light touch and superficial pressure
D)   detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
E)   detects continuous touch or pressureF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus would help us

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A)   perceive pain.
B)   tell if an object is rough or smooth.
C)   sense temperature.
D)   move our arms and legs.
E)   write a sentence.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "C"?

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A)   detects deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception
B)   responds to painful stimuli
C)   responds to light touch and superficial pressure
D)   detects touch, involved in 2-point discrimination
E)   detects continuous touch or pressureF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

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A)   visual cortex
B)   primary motor cortex
C)   primary somatic sensory cortex
D)   motor speech area (Broca area) 
E)   sensory speech area (Wernicke area) F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following functions is most likely to be performed by the visual association area?

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A)   "recognizes" the face of a close friend
B)   "sees" the shape of the visual image
C)   "senses" pain impulses
D)   "moves" the eyes
E)   "sees" colorF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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A)   visceroreceptors - associated with organs
B)   adaptation - decreased sensitivity to continued stimulus
C)   projection - sensation is perceived at the site of the stimulus
D)   proprioceptors - information about body position
E)   cutaneous receptors - associated with the visceraF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Vision is dependent upon

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A)   chemoreceptors.
B)   photoreceptors.
C)   thermoreceptors.
D)   mechanoreceptors.
E)   nociceptors.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "E" represent?

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A)   Meissner corpuscles
B)   free nerve endings
C)   Ruffini end organ
D)   Pacinian corpuscle
E)   Merkel disksF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The gate control theory of pain says that pain impulses traveling through the lateral spinothalamic tract can be suppressed by increased activity of the

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A)   anterior spinothalamic tract.
B)   tertiary neurons.
C)   extrapyramidal tracts.
D)   dorsal column/medial lemniscal system.
E)   spinocerebellar tracts.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

Indicate the order of each of the following in a descending pathway. (1)  cerebral cortex
(2)  pyramids
(3)  cerebral peduncles
(4)  internal capsule

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A)   1, 2, 3, 4
B)   1, 3, 4, 2
C)   1, 3, 2, 4
D)   2, 4, 3, 1
E)   1, 4, 3, 2F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Brain waves associated with information processing or problem solving are ____ waves.

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A)   alpha
B)   beta
C)   delta
D)   theta
E)   kappaF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

A person suffering a stroke in the right parietal lobe may lose the ability to recognize faces. This is called

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A)   aphasia.
B)   aprexia.
C)   athetosis.
D)   amorphosynthesis.
E)   incoherency.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Damage to Wernicke area would result in

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A)   facial paralysis.
B)   facial tics.
C)   aphasia.
D)   "seeing stars".
E)   apraxia.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Changes in the blood concentration of glucose, oxygen and hydrogen are detected by

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A)   baroreceptors.
B)   chemoreceptors.
C)   nociceptors.
D)   proprioceptors.
E)   thermoreceptors.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

In short-term memory,

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A)   information is retained for less than a second.
B)   the frontal lobe plays the most important role.
C)   current information is lost when new information is presented.
D)   there is increased synaptic activity by long-term potentiation.
E)   there is consolidation of information.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions

Indicate the order of each of the following in a descending pathway. (1) cerebral cortex (2) pyramids (3) cerebral peduncles (4) internal capsule

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Brain waves associated with information processing or problem solving are ____ waves.

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What structure does "E" represent?

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "D"?

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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Vision is dependent upon

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Which of the following functions is most likely to be performed by the visual association area?

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The auditory cortex is located in the

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-The diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. What is the function of "C"?

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Changes in the blood concentration of glucose, oxygen and hydrogen are detected by

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In short-term memory,

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A person suffering a stroke in the right parietal lobe may lose the ability to recognize faces. This is called

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Damage to Wernicke area would result in

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-Label area "D" on the cerebral cortex.

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If a person decided to jump over a chair, which of the following areas organizes the motor functions needed to carry out this action.

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Wernicke area is necessary for

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The fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus would help us

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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The gate control theory of pain says that pain impulses traveling through the lateral spinothalamic tract can be suppressed by increased activity of the

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The conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called perception.

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